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At a Glance
SAP LeanIX
SAP LeanIX
Star Rating
(161)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (66.5% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Year
Free Trial is available
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SAP PowerDesigner
SAP PowerDesigner
Star Rating
(12)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (66.7% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Reviewers mention that SAP LeanIX excels in ease of use with a score of 8.8, while SAP PowerDesigner has a lower score of 7.5, indicating that users find LeanIX more intuitive and user-friendly.
  • Users report that SAP LeanIX offers superior quality of support, scoring 9.0 compared to SAP PowerDesigner’s 7.5, suggesting that LeanIX users feel more satisfied with the assistance they receive.
  • G2 users highlight that SAP LeanIX has a higher product direction score of 9.4, indicating a more positive outlook on future developments compared to SAP PowerDesigner’s score of 8.1, which may suggest concerns about its roadmap.
  • Users on G2 mention that SAP LeanIX has a smoother setup process, scoring 8.6, while SAP PowerDesigner lacks a specific score for ease of setup, implying that users may face challenges getting started with PowerDesigner.
  • Reviewers say that SAP LeanIX has been a better partner in business, with a score of 9.2, compared to SAP PowerDesigner, which does not have a score in this area, indicating a stronger relationship and satisfaction among LeanIX users.
  • Users report that while both products serve the enterprise market well, SAP LeanIX has a slight edge in meeting requirements with a score of 8.5 versus SAP PowerDesigner’s 8.1, suggesting that LeanIX may better align with user needs and expectations.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
SAP LeanIX
LeanIX Application Portfolio Management
Contact Us
Per Year
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SAP PowerDesigner
No pricing available
Free Trial
SAP LeanIX
Free Trial is available
SAP PowerDesigner
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
44
8.1
8
Ease of Use
8.8
56
7.5
8
Ease of Setup
8.6
50
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.8
39
Not enough data
Quality of Support
9.0
42
7.5
8
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
39
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
36
8.1
6
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
SAP LeanIX
SAP LeanIX
SAP PowerDesigner
SAP PowerDesigner
SAP LeanIX and SAP PowerDesigner are categorized as Enterprise Architecture Tools
Unique Categories
SAP LeanIX
SAP LeanIX is categorized as Application Portfolio Management and SAP Store
SAP PowerDesigner
SAP PowerDesigner has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
SAP LeanIX
SAP LeanIX
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
14.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
18.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
66.5%
SAP PowerDesigner
SAP PowerDesigner
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
22.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
11.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
66.7%
Reviewers' Industry
SAP LeanIX
SAP LeanIX
Financial Services
10.3%
Retail
9.0%
Automotive
7.1%
Computer Software
4.5%
Utilities
3.9%
Other
65.2%
SAP PowerDesigner
SAP PowerDesigner
Computer Software
22.2%
Banking
22.2%
Information Technology and Services
11.1%
Hospital & Health Care
11.1%
Financial Services
11.1%
Other
22.2%
Most Helpful Reviews
SAP LeanIX
SAP LeanIX
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Swami G.
SG
Swami G.
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care

Well defined out of the box meta-data model Out of the box integration with ServiceNow Licensing model based on number of applications (NOT number of users) Easy to use interface Out of the box reports and dashboards

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

The biggest challenge for me as enterprise Architect is to establish the tool in the whole Business IT

SAP PowerDesigner
SAP PowerDesigner
Most Helpful Favorable Review
SB
Sneha Rachel Rao B.
Verified User in Financial Services

I create Data flow Models using Power Designer. I like how easy it is to create process flows. the choice of symbols are good. I can create 100's of models at one time. I like how it can save all the models to repository

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Banking

It's old, and it hasn't been sold in Taiwan this decade (server version). It may be powerful a decade ago. Stuff like reverse engineering on DDL and SQL generations seem too good to be true. Well, it just doesn't support the new technology database. If you...

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